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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Building a Collection Creating a Collection

Tibor Katai
Tibor Katai
2,102 Points
Posted by Tibor Katai
Tibor Katai
2,102 Points

Alena why not use print_r() function, surround in <pre> html tag?

The var_dump() is not a pretty formating in array,object.

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Mark Truitt
Mark Truitt
17,230 Points
Mark Truitt
Mark Truitt
17,230 Points

You can surround both with pre tags. As well, if you view source it will be formatted to already to be easier to read.

The difference is the amount of information that each presents to the user.